Features everything you need to know about losing weight effectively in one, easy-to-follow guide. Find all your answers here: from understanding Atkins to calculating your BMI, this book will help you succeed. The basics of all the different diets are explained - from Atkins to the Glycemic Index diet, together with their pros and cons. There are several 28-day plans to suit different personalities, offering readers a flexible approach to dieting. This book also includes portion guidelines, calorie guides and nutritional content tables of ready meals and fast foods arm readers against hidden fats and sugars. Easy-to-follow exercise plans promote a healthy approach to weight loss and help you achieve your ideal shape quicker. Transform your life in manageable steps by examining the psychology of dieting and learning how to act upon positive motivations. Using your own personal record chart, watch yourself gradually turn into a healthier, happier person, living life to the full with new self-confidence. The contents are: he big picture: assessing your weight and shape, healthy weight, healthier you, what causes a weight problem?, the science of losing weight, all about healthy eating, choosing a diet or weight loss method, exercise: the energy booster, stay slim for life: weight maintenance, and personal record chart.